The New Paper, 20 December 1997

Microfilm: NL21066
Total Pages: 78
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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    14 1 the new paper SATUDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1997 the new paper SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1997
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      27 1 Silkair crashes. Ex-mode! Bonny Hicks on board. Minister Mah's midnight conference /Pages 2-5 this morning the names of 38 fffil 's£V€ki t c^| that: Had been cro^s-referenced
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  • SILKAIR
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      Lock icon Bonny had so many plans...
      905 2  -  WHAT HAPPENED Plane apparently slams into muddy, jungle area and breaks into pieces near Palembang. According to Kompas newspaper (Internet edition), it is strongly believed that the plane exploded in midair at a height of about 10 km before disintegrating. NO SURVIVORS YET Reuters news
      PICTURES: ALVIN TOH  -  905 words
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      4.23pm 5.13pm 5.54pm 6.05pm
      136 3 Bangka Straits THE CRASH ISSN^ speedboat from PalemlMMf. Mine passports, I nchnHng one boiontlmtan^^^^E SliHiponan, nlnteM, tfaroa In Jwrnlam Malaysian. Also found: A* Indonesian identity cwd, S, dotbt, plane parts, body parts and hair. m gt j .'fI It exploded above my head. The plane crashed
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    • THE GRIEF
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        'All we can do now is pray'
        509 4 Changi Airport's Terminal 2 was the place ofpain last night as relatives of passengers who were on board flight MI 185 anxiously awaited news. CRISPINA ROBERT speaks to some of them HE left Singapore just to earn a little more money for his
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        'WHERE'S MY BROTHER-IN-LAW?'
        187 4 EVERY weekend Mr Tan Chin Heng, 50, would come home from Jakarta. Yesterday, he didn't. "Normally he doesn't call at all but, on Thursday, all of a sudden he called my sister and asked her to cook dinner for him. So she rushed home from work to
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        'WHERE'S MY BOYFRIEND?'
        187 4 SHE was waiting for her boyfriend to return from Indonesia. So, she checked Teletext for details of his flight. It said: 'Ask airline'. She did...and her whole world collapsed around her. The young bespectacled girl, who did not want to be named, was asked to rush to
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    • THE REACTION
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        Grim, strained, tired
        544 5 7 pm Crisis centre set up at Changi airport 9.30 pm Relatives herded for briefing by SIA officials. Holding area for relatives cordoned off 10.30 pm Communications Minister Mali Bow Tan, already at the airport, speaks to relatives Today, 12.15 am Mr Mali holds press conference This
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      • Article
        'It's terrible inside. Everyone is crying'
        382 5 Business Times journalist George Joseph was at a party when Ms wife called to tell Mm that a SilkAlr plane had crashed and that his brother was on It "I rushed immediately to the airport., this news is Just devastating," said Mr Joseph. His
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      JAM REPLAY
      163 6 HOT STORIES TAKE the holiday season, add a lower ringgit and stir in preparations for the second link, and you get... Causeway jam. On Thursday, motorists heading to Malaysia took up to four hours to clear the Malaysian immigration and Customs checkpoints as about half the booths were
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      HEADLINERS
      62 6 Hit Straits Times: 104 feared dead in Silkair jet crash 11m Business Times: SilKAir jet crashes, 104 feared dead Uanhe Zaobao: Silkair plane crashes near Palembang Bertta Harlan: Silk Air plane crashes near Palembang RCS morning news: Govt to convene special panel to investigate Silkair crash BBC news: Chief
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      Top post for BG Lee
      124 6 DEPUTY Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will be chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore from Jan 1. He will take over from Mr Richard Hu, who will remain as Finance Minister. The reshuffle is expected to add steam to the liberalisation of the financial
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
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        More share-a-cab spots
        86 6 THE Share-a-cab scheme is spreading. New stops at World Trade Centre and Lucky Plaza were added last week, and the Land Transport Authority plans to extend the scheme to Centrepoint, Changi Airport, Marina Square and Raffles City next year. The scheme matches people heading to the same
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        Paparazzi OUT
        81 6 "PERSISTENT pursuit" by reporters and photographers is forbidden under new guidelines by Britain's press watchdog. It follows public outcry against media intrusion after the death of Princess Diana. And in a move to protect the princess's two sons the code said young people should be free to complete
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        Aids halfway house
        69 6 MANY people with the Aids virus are homeless, and end up spending the night in parks, at bus-stops, on the beach or even in cemeteries, because their families no longer welcome them. To help such people, Action for Aids has been planning a halfway house, and is
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      DOW JONES
      29 6 The Dow Jones industrial average fell 90.21 points t<s close at 7,756.29 yesterday. Volume on the New York Stock Exchangers about 781* H i million shhfei 1
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      137 6 »i r x FOR ONLY $120+++ PER ROOM TWIN SHARING (2 Queen-size beds), YOUR KIDS* STAY FOR FREE!! Take your family or loved ones for an enjoyable Stay. At an irresistible rate that offers modern living comforts, in-room coffee/tea making facilities, daily newspapers, late check-ollt till 3 pm (subject to
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      35 6 Tolt-lree Muna mjmm I OA are charged at 30 cents per minute IMMiaH7 SppkUp yoj' twim 1«M1«M WteUate? iMMiwm Pfaarf Paari Parents nW mi forum Cals are charged at 50 cents per minute IMMIWI4, mmm
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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      152 7 P FREE Tango CALLER-ID J L Now you can put a face to every number! J Call 1800 838-8888 Sing Tel Caller-ID. No Phone Should Be Without It! jfjJ Can't believe your eyes? Too good to he true? Vou on this terrific opportunity to pick up a free just have
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    This thief's a weirdo
    325 8  -  He keeps changing underwear and taking home footwear SINGAPORETODAY By Woon Wui Tek Sometimes, the 31-year-old would drink nothing but Coca-Cola for days. Change underwear constantly. Take home discarded shoes and slippery |lh* Earlier ttafe was also nabb#4 for th^V And In court this Week, his
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      82 9 Philishave A closer shave and V.? more, this Christmas from Philishave. C"j A m sr.uc v r~r->w> v oh' hc.ius w '"-•<: trie coj'cov:! sof r-.c .\Jvic •> phiups 111 l^k v A KnILIKD >.*• A srv.->r Jo >£ '"-:c a -j. t .v. J at ton sn.ses t-.c'' closer
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    Lock icon Help just a touch away
    430 10 SINGAPORETODAY The Home Affairs Minister officially opens Singapore's first Neighbourhood Police Centre in Queenstown today. HAZEL TANfinds out how the NPC is faring in its third month of WHEN one grumpy old man threatened to beat up another, it was time to call the cops.
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      243 10 7'/; J>. -w- p* «9 if*'- *ft >■ t •f£§ The ART of Lift Some people call us "Prince" Others call us "Jade" But we have revamped a NEW LOOK with a fresh approach of Life. Yes! SHAW LEISURE GALLERY THE ART OF itfi... Leisure Uirvs*sip UV Fashion Entertainment Take
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      212 11 Pocket sized presents from Mil I This Christmas, give someone the gift of communication. Surprise a friend with an Avont D'ione or I I- Motorola Cheetah numeric pager for the unbelievable price of $12*, with an upfront payment of 8 8 a year's numeric paging subscription of just $108.77. Or
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Shorter bond? Great!
      370 12 The bond period, for the Public Service Commission (PSC) scholarships will be cut from next year to make them more competitive. TEO YUN YUNspeaks to one top junior college student andfinds out how this will affect his choice PSC is now at the top of Senkodan Thevendran's
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      PSC SCHOLARSHIP BOND
      45 12 Overseas scholarships: Bond reduced from eight to six years in English-speaking countries like the United States and the United Kingdom. From eight to five years in non-English speaking countries like France, Germany, Japan and China. Local scholarships from five to four years.
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      135 12 h $> <*> ik jf! P«U 'Tis the season to be jolly. So to put you in the holiday spirit, we're cutting prices 20-80% on Valentino. You'll save 50-60% on DH62I and Michel Ren6 fashions. And shopping is all the more merry since we're extending store hours during the sale,
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      146 13 ifc The Spotlight to on li Jg W Vx hawker santas, shopping san&A 0 j^^r drama santas and others. Jk^jM. A f A f .11^. So brace yourself "?|w A singing, dancing, acting and clowning y^V from left, right, santa. That's not all. Also watch out for guest appearanceff g
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Know your options
      233 14  -  CHOOSING A POLY By' Teo Yun Yun MAKE your own choice, and make it an informed one. This is Mr Moses Wong's (above) advice to students waiting to register for polytechnics next year. Said the Temasek Polytechnic registrar: "Instead of spending the next three months earning money,
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      THE SEMINAR
      115 14 If you have more questions, check out the Beyond O Level Seminar, jointly organised by The New Paper and Temasek Polytechnic, especially for those who have just sat for their O levels. The three speakers will be: Mr Eugene Wijeysingha, former headmaster of Raffles Institution and The New
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      240 15 r GUESS 7 J I watches I I Every year, about 80 new cases of childhood cancer are reported in Singapore. I Coping with it requires tremendous courage, patience, and hope. H Now, you can make that difference in a child's life by supporting the HK H GUESS? Watches Charity
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    OOPS, wrong hand
    255 16  -  SINGAPORETODAY BY Riana Zakir TALK about getting caught red-handed. A man was watching a midnight show at Cathay Cinema. But his eyes and hand were on a 19-year-old girl sitting one empty seat away. He groped for her thigh in the darkness. Twice. Then came the shock
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      157 16 FESTIVE BUFFET DINNER DANCE iSS* DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE 24 31 DECEMBER 1997 $40+++ PER PERSON Countdown to the festivities at River View Hotel! Our Festive BufTet features a tempting spread of goodies like Rock Oysters, Roast Turkey, Salmon, Roast Beef, Lamb Stew, Honey Glazed Ham, Roast Duckling, Festive Desserts
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      205 17 t ni' VI ijß HH I '\*j i W I A H v fc I A MgSLj .If. f"^ |r ITlnli **zP% BBBIIB^^BS»MiMWMHiiMHBB2BSsEP3BajMBHHB DISCOVER THE REAL VALUE OF DIGITAL CINEMA SOUND NOW! pg Man m f<Af 7 rjr iq 'I i a^l Jhn SI t J bmbwm $2.199] ilsVil MSB
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon You might want to use this ... but KL might make you pay this
      76 18 You might want to use this but KL might make you pay this CARS AND TAXIS: $7 BUSES, VANS: $18 HEAVY VEHICLES: $44 charges for entry and return And if Singapore matches Malaysia's proposed toll charges for the second link, you'll be paying twice the rates. Will the proposed charges
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      PAY 4 TIMES
      96 18 YOU have to pay four times for using the second link, as Singapore has also said that it will levy toll charges. That means you pay at the Singapore side, then the Malaysian side, as well as on the return trip to Singapore. Singapore is expected to
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      Too much to pay
      325 18 SINGAPOREANS SAY BRIDGE FACTS The 1.9-km bridge has six lanes, tnrw eacn way, and links Tanjung Ku pang in Johorto Singapore via Jaian Ahmad Ibrahim. It will be declared open on lan 2. Singapore has invested $620 million in It and Malaysia M 5556 miWon ($245
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      How to afford it?
      264 18 MALAYSIANS SAY KAMARUDIN Dopaman, 26, works right next to the second crossing. He lives just about 10 minutes away. But pay a toll of Msl6 (about $7) for each visit across the causeway,plus whatever Singapore might charge? Forget it. He would rather drive through the old
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    Lock icon I'm Chinese... believe me
    352 19 She talks like a Westerner, her hair's orange, but says SINGAPORETODAY Miss Chinese International was at Wednesday's Miss Singapore Chinatown pageant. TEO YUNYUN meets the Canada-born beauty BORN and bred in Toronto, 19-year-old Monica Lo speaks with a strong Western accent. But don't let that fool
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      302 19 Dine And Win A Holiday for 2 At Hard Rock Beach Club, Bali £*jOi j E9EDQ3 ffffaß Christmas Eve Dinner Buffet New Year's Eve Dinner Buffet PRIZES: FESTIVE BUFFET LUNCH •1 24,26 -31 DEC (weekdays only) 4D/3N stay for 2at Hard Rock $19.90 (adult) $11 (child) Beach Cluo, Bali with
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    So bad, even when I was pregnant
    382 22 SINGAPORETODAY THE case against policeman Ma'arif Abdul Hamid (above) may be over, but his wife is in no mood to forgive him. She said she did not leave him for another woman. She left him because he ill-treated her even when she was
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      67 22 HAVE LOADS OP A FUN AT MANDARIN'S CHRISTMAS FUNLAND FEATURING -v. TNI BUFFET SPREAD OF I A/$i i I PARTT NATS, NOVELTIES AND iJb I APPEARAN(E By COMEDIAN A TV 1 CBLBM|Ty MOE alkaff. Ur restaurant reservations Sponsored by: Ijfl KOOOMO< BOSS ELEMENTS AQUA SOTTO VOCE BLU JfrtnAtnin fuMMnnr* THE
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      165 24 f Q w l'l 'J jcu 11 u Hii,i tl !i iiii],i p u c h i! i! 0i! 11) This Christmas We're Hoohinq Vou Up To fl (Tlusic 111 Drip. Tiling r n -ii!\!\t ChnsutM^ 7 Ut* it* a >heliei lot di! \i« uj llhi^un t i> iikki ihi>
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    Win trips to World Cup
    159 25 SINGAPDnETUOAJr BE part of France '98 and do your bit for charity. Ken-Air and The New Paper will be giving away a soccer World Cup package for two persons. The package will include Air France tickets, worth $9,200. Just call 1900-*****07 before Dec 31. Each
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      166 25 Lunch 11am 2.30pm Dinner 6pm 10pm Assam Fish Pasta Chicken Salmon Mussels, etc. M~t* A. »»fl 20-21 Dec*' 97 •Ang Mo Kkiliiw£sq^^ Special Student Message (Packa&e. It j£r (Wlfh Friendly 24-Hour Operator Assisted Service) 7 ytCpWeSt in tOWn! Only $15 per math This special 2-year package is only available to
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      231 26 f' I. I 4 f r j-/ py.. i b 1 I Deck Yotxr Halls With I Jollies^H I While many folks are decking their halls with boughs of jollies, we'd like to m suggest a wholesome array of country style gifts, stuffed full with tempting m I fare TYiey
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      148 27 ,m 1a TOYLAND CHRISTMAS AT WTC.f S RECOMMENPEP BY SANTA CLAUS. W *JPk^H |H& 7 Jn. 1H i «»w* v ■yV Cn»j downs, breathtaking jugglers. 6 Dec (Saturday) 7 Dec (Sunday) 13 Dec (Saturday) »2| RK unoon aou. ba«. Ml unbelievable magicians and daring s-6pm *#"to»i«* 4-s P m s**a**
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      128 28 INCREDIBLE TALENTS AT jmS jg&f CHINATOWN POINT. eKvT Incredible Talents Contest Final: Sunday 11 Dec* 1.30pm K||y Gown juggler singer I 9 HfIHNB B One-wheelman Pretty hulo-hooper Little wonder girl Little Miss India I>4| pi Chinatown Point presents an extraordinary entertainment in Jo Be amazed, astounded and truly entertained by
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    Call it an Asean weakness
    100 29 imii<miu< SINGAPORETODAY Aria«vMkdMafctlafaftl»acfMQNMkiAssaa.Aarf4oyookaow |wv anay tfcsy found? Fifty-four! So bow would Asom spook oa topics Hwlkokan? If the haze is driving away the tourists, call Actt, AEGDM, Aege, and if necessary, Asoen and the ASHN. Then plait a long vacation to Aspen via CLM. Mb
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      177 29 V J '.f I at Affordable Billd! I Enjoy our low-priced, high-value Buffet Meals H U Prawn Salad with Cocktail Fruits H Baked Black Pepper Crabs KJ H Hot Sour Red Fish Baked Spare Ribs with Honey Sauce V H Deep Fried Fresh Scallop in Tapioca Mash |H •JDeeu Fried
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      102 29 -Pk :< _l k»Sfe.sW7 1 1 see. I hear and I feel gold. I Give me only Gold Couture, I for nothing else comes close. I P Gold Couture* I JEWELLERY A member of ibe B P DE SUVA group. I GOLD COUTURE JEWELLERY I 1252 NORTH BRIDGE ROAD #02-06
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      276 30 r col WWITBSI I LOW cur I HIOH CUT 1' j tke P6NTII ii I F^eei H CONVERSE® ALL STAR™ Whites sure are cool for school. Get yours now and you'll bag another I HI AMERICAN ORIGINAIIf SINCt IVI7 totally cool item the ALL STAR™ Metallic Silver Pencil Case worth
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      152 31 MAAjb Ccvic Choke of: Turkey with cranberry sauce Honey baked ham with peach suace Fish Meuniere v Soup of the day Appetizers Smoked salmon Prawns Crab claws Pasta many others Dealer* Christmas logcakes Assarted pastries, nonya kueh, fruits others Complimentary gbss of wine Novelties Dinner 6.30pm 10.30pm Q STRAND HOTEL
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    Lock icon Her 'kiss of life'
    201 32 Tories hope wedding will improve image WORLDTODAY MORE WORLD NEWS EROM PAGE 44 AFP. ONE of Britain's most eligible bachelors got married yesterday. Mr William Hague, 36, leader of the Opposition Conservative Party, married his Welsh fiancee, Miss Ffion Jenkins, 29, yesterday in London. His colleagues
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      100 33 no(^M,er -ffll jya j j is* 'i jwr ■j j 1 i gfc- by|^"<,' i >/// vo/r/r rtf *uf*, /--v < 'f• f rhis work we celebrate our eldeily .md M A /%A u> S P" 11 9' v n 9 inc .iinoiu] V Ti IJ 1/ W// thorn Poos
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  • weekender
    • COVERSTORY
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        Lock icon Pots and pans ring in the cheer
        533 34 TIS the season for giving and, you might add, for burning holes in your pockets too? Well, not necessarily. Not if you're thinking of helping to make the wishes of 1,900 lonely, elderly people come true. For what they ask for Christmas is
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        Lock icon She is home alone
        424 34 OUR volunteer from the Lions Befrienders, seamstress Doh Tong Kiok, 52, hammered on the door of the one-room flat in Henderson, calling the sole occupant's name. Neighbours poked their heads out into the dark central corridor like tortoises, before Madam Yip TTiye, 87, opened the door.
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        Please hurry!
        327 34 UNLIKE Madam Yip Thye, Mr Lim Ah Mens, 74, has a family two sons and a daughter. \> But that hasn't saved him from sleeping on the concrete flow of the raited one-room flat he shares with two men. For he does not live with any of his
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        UNDER THE CARE OF LIONS BEFRIENDERS
        100 34 I AT least 60 years old. Most are over 70. Live in one-and two-room flats Live alone or with other aged housemates Most have little or no family financial support. Sixty per cent are on Public Assistance, receiving $200 monthly. Present number cared for
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    'How can I take your money?'
    816 36 weefelicter COVER STORY ONE evening, in a ramshackle wooden teashop just below the snowline in Nepal, an ancient woman poked her quivering, calloused hands through the canvas-curtained door and begged for sustenance. Given a meagre measure of rice in her bowl, she sat down
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      28 37 RSHH& j. ■KmJß'vfl 3 PTimele»C^^^^[^alladVj R lynyrd skynyrd fulm <fc-. rfl mw^mV &> 7" \wJ J ASH /Hi 'I^^B I ir v i Al 1 IKm 1 > -iv* > HHHHIHHIHH^H
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  • weekender
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      Hey, maan try Coco's
      385 38  -  at nigffil BRIAN MILLER SO, moan, you want to have a quiet evening by the river. You want to watch as the waves gently lap the bank. You want to be under the ttars with that special tomeone. You know, hold lands. Sweet talk. Light asses.
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      Farewell to a solid mate
      266 38 MdHIMM PETER RICHARDS PETER Richards, a well-known local musician during the '60s right up to the '90s, died in Perth on Tuesday. He was 54. To those who knew him and there were many Peter was a musician's musician. The former student of St Joseph's
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      89 38 J" EXCLUsTvELY FOR R E A*D ERS OF THE NEW PAPER j Snap up this 1 Here s your chanc to bit jnto K > ms J Potato Chips and Kims Spinners which J come in four irresistible flavours Original, BBQ, Chicken and Hot Spicy. to are Kkw# Redemption I
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  • SPOTLIGHT
    • Helping their own
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        Lock icon Words won't hurt me
        383 39 MADAM Chan Ah Peng, 71, has been called "kay poh" (nosey) by her own relatives for her involvement with the lonely and destitute of her generation as a volunteer with the Lions Befrienders. "How can they say that? Isn't being of service to others a good
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        Lock icon Bread, then tea
        258 39 EVERY morning at Bam, Madam Lim Ah Peng (right), 73, leaves her flat in Block 90, Pipit Road, and visits the neighbourhood bakery to collect free bread. This she delivers to the Thye Hua Kuan Free Meals Centre in the next block. By 8.30 am, she is
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        A feeling none should get, ever
        255 39 TERESA Hsu (right) knows a feeling that few young Singaporeans can claim to have any familiarity with: Hunger. And she hates the thought of others having to endure the pangs that she knew from early childhood. Indeed, she hates it so much, it has
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        Lock icon Hands on, all helping
        549 39 HE believes in planning for old age. This was what motivated Mr Jek Wah Thong (above), 64, to find out first hand what the concerns of the aged are. And he did it by volunteering his services. "There is a saying: If you want the tiger's
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    313 42 SURPRISE TAX CUTS IN JAPAN WORLDTODAY JAPANESE Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto is not known to give away things so easily. Especially when it comes to reducing taxes. Just recently he was talking of making more money for his budget. In fact, early this year,
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    67 44 muifrnui* WORLDTODAY Most of our news about war is dominated by quotes from pundits, debate about economic sanctions, dispatches on the latest counter-offensive. But war is not only about weaponry and economics and ageing generals grasping for more power. War is about little girls
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      310 47 He was Princess Diana's bodyguard He still can't remember the accident Source: Wire services. IT has been more than three months and experts had hoped that something might jolt his memory. But bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones, the sole survivor of the car crash that killed Princess Diana, still cannot
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      193 48 Source: Wire services. A SWEDISH diplomat, who was held hostage in his own car for more than two hours, walked free this morning in Moscow. The man who took him hostage died, Russian media reports said. The hostage-taker was believed to be a Russian national. He
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      316 48 PRESIDENT CLINTON GETS NOSTALGIC Source: Wire services. PRESIDENT Bill Clinton is missing his daughter. He felt "nostalgia and loss" when his daughter Chelsea went away to college at Stanford University this year, he told People magazine in an interview published yesterday. "I just remember
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    380 50 BIRD FLU' FEAR RISES IN HK WORLDTODAY Sources: South China Morning Post, AFP. CHICKENS are getting a bad name in Hongkong. They are off the menu in many restaurants. And sales of chickens have fallen. It is because of their link to the dangerous virus strain HNSI,
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    368 52 WORLDTODAW finally doing I justice to football in I Philadelphia. The latest addition to the Veteran's Stadium where fans of the Eagles have been more unruly than exuberant recently is a courtroom. The only place they could find for the judge was a drafty maintenance
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    503 55  -  ET CETERA BY MIKE CHUA THIS is my Christmas card to the 57 well-wishers who have sent me a card for the season. Or 58, if I include the one that my son did for me the other day. It had Santa in his usual
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      126 55 COMICRELIEF Calvin and Hobbes/Bill Watterson ms WX£ SJWKOfcVJS I WK fcLI.TUESBCttEC<? TwdWhE I WHHO. V XEAM, &JV TUWG JUST WES* I AMSN7 EHST, IS* Tttfc KimiJNE SEHSE. rJVE GVK Busts, VftK V #V«5 WE KWELWWS/GCfYTU&SMte we ever show <Ar meahing of hol\om?7 questohs WHSRF KND PRCWt VH Adam/Brian Basset Foxtrot/Bill
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      506 69  -  ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SINGAPORE SQUASH RACKETS ASSOCIATION COMMENT ERNEST LUIS We've all heard the phrase before: Come on, be a sport. But how often have we seen gallant losers on the local sports scene? Yet, on Thursday, it was interesting to see how Dr
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      101 70 ITALY TOMORROW: Bari v Piacenza Brescia vAS Roma Florentina v Atalanta Juventus v Empoli Lazio v Vicenza Parma vLecce Sampdoria v Napoli Udinesev Inter-Milan AC Milan v Bologna SPAIN TODAY: Barcelona v Atletico Madrid TOMORROW: Compostela v Deportivo Coruna Sporting Gijonv Valencia Tenerifevßeal Sociedad Mallorca v
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      245 71 Reuters. CHELSEA manager Ruud Gullit has scoffed at suggestions that he is leaving Stamford Bridge for Scottish champion Rangers. Gullit, who has also been linked with the Dutch national job as well as AC Milan and Feyenoord, said yesterday he was staying at Chelsea and had
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      239 71 Reuters. HOTTEST ACTION HacMwniv Wast Ham (today) Blackburn, which won 3-1 at Arsenal last weekend, is without strikers Chris Sutton (suspended) and Swede Martin Dahlin (calf) so coach Roy Hodgson could give a debut to James Beattie. West Ham will be without midfielders John Moncur (dental problem) and
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      YOU VOTED FOR: ASTON VILLA v SAINTS
      141 72 PREMIERSHIP TODAY Aston Villa v Southampton Blackburn v West Ham Derby v Crystal Palace Leeds v Bolton M. Leicester v Everton Liverpool v Coventry Sheffield Wed v Chelsea Tottenham v Barnsley TOMORROW Newcastle v Man United MONDAY M Wimbledon v Arsenal UVEOHPKMEKU Villa
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      Lock icon MATCH OF THE DAY: VILLA v SAINTS
      712 72 Worth the wait REPORTS: lAN BROWN AMI tfcfcab £14-18 ($36-46) Smim defeat: £238-306 Adult's Mb £69.97 (plus £3 per number and 75p per letter) CUVs Mb £52.97 CMpc£l T«u6sp Coke: £1.10 Criapa: 50p Cteb lottery tfcfcab 50p Fan ciub membership (adults and chMren):
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      MATCH OF THE WEEK
      59 73 Aston Villa v Southampton LAN BROWN'S PREDICTIONS Today BLACKBURN V WEST HAM Home win 3-1 DERBY v PALACE 1-1 LEEDS* BOLTON Home win 2-1 LEICESTER v EVERTON 0-0 LIVERPOOL* COVENTRY Home win 3-1 SHEFT WED* CHELSEA Away win 2-3 TOTTENHAM v BARNSLEY 2-2 Tomorrow NEWCASTLE vMANUMTED
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      Taylor steps up a gear
      493 73 ASTON VILLA LATE developers take heart from the example of Villa's lan Taylor. The former forklift truck driver is steering Villa to glory in Europe and raising the tempo of its midfield with his powerful surges forward. Taylor was 24 when Port Vale boss John
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      SOUTHAMPTON
      349 73 KEVIN RICHARDSON: It will be an afternoon of nostalgia at Villa Park for Saints midfielder Kevin Richardson. Richarson played 143 league matches in four years at Villa during which he captained the club and played in the 3-1 win over Man United in the 1994 League Cup Final. "It'll
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      PICK YOUR MATCH OF THE WEEK
      122 73 PRIZES: Ten callers, regardless of which match they pick, will win The New Paper goodie bag. It contains a T-shirt and a cap. NEXT WEEKEND SUNDAY I:BARNSLEYv DERBY 2: BLACKBURN v PALACE 3: COVENTRY v MAN UTD 4z EVERTONv BOLTON 5: LEEDS v ASTON
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      Lock icon Roos raise the roof
      548 74  -  AND NOW FOR BRAZIL... AUSTRALIA 1 (Harry Kewell 91, golden goal) URUGUAYO lifter sud Jen-death extra time) Half-time: 00 Crowd: 30,000 TEAMS URUGUAY: Claudio Flores, Luis Lopez, Ronald Montero, Gustavo Mendez, Gonzalo De Los Santos, Edgardo Adinolfi, Pablo Garcia, Ernesto Vespa, MarceloZalayeta, Nicolas Olivera, Alvaro Recoba
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      56 76  -  REPORTS JEFFREY LOW WORLD CUP WARM-UP CONFEDERATIONS CUP Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Until tomorrow FRANCE'9B JUNE 10-JULYI2 FBIAL TOMORROW Brazil v Australia CALL INFOUHE For the results of the Confederations Cup final, call The New Paper Infoline on 1900-*****13 after 6.30 am on Monday. Calls cost 30
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      Rah-Rah to Ro Ro
      517 76 BRAZIL 2 Romario 54th, Ronaldo 83rd CZECH REP 0 MATCH FACTS Shots: Brazil 9, Czech 5 Contort: Brazil 4, Czech 10 Fools: Brazil 11, Czech 7 OfhMoo: Brazil 2, Czech 0 Yellow cards: Jrßaiano, Cafu, Aldair, Dunga (Brazil), Pavel Nedved, Vlcek, Nemec Crowd: 30.000 Pitch: Excellent
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      WHAT COACHES SAY
      132 77 Brazil's Mario Zagalk): That was the best of our four matches here! played at a totally different pace from the earlier games. But we didn't play a good first half, when Romario and Ronaldo should have scored from their easy chances. If they did, it would have
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      Best Player again
      305 77 Brazilian mega-star Ronaldo will be named the 1997 European Footballer of the Year by an internationally-reputed magazine on Monday. The 21-year-old Inter-Milan striker was voted the top player for the second year running by France Football. The monthly magazine's annual award is traditionally recognised as second only
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      161 77 Reuters. BRAZIL striker Romano looks set to get his wish with a transfer back to Flamengo. The Brazilian club has agreed an initial fee of 525 million pesetas ($5.25 m) with his present club Valencia, the Spanish sports daily Marca said. Romario, 31, has had a turbulent
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